Abstract
Host-driven macrophage apoptosis contributes to innate immunity during bacterial infection. Neisseria meningitidis inhibits apoptosis in a variety of cells, but its impact on macrophage apoptosis is unknown. We demonstrate that N. meningitidis prevents macrophage apoptosis via genes encoding nitric oxide detoxification and a porin, PorB.
- apoptosis,
- cells
- cells,
- cultured,
- humans,
- macrophages,
- meningitidis,
- meningitis,
- meningococcal,
- neisseria
- nitric
- oxide,
- porins,
- u937
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